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1 he was less hurt than frightened
Общая лексика: он не столько ушибся, сколько испугалсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he was less hurt than frightened
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2 his welcome was less than enthusiastic
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > his welcome was less than enthusiastic
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3 his welcome was less than enthusiastical
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > his welcome was less than enthusiastical
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less [les]moins de ⇒ 1, 7 1 moins ⇒ 2, 3 (a) de moins en moins ⇒ 5 encore moins ⇒ 6 moins que ⇒ 7 2 rien de moins ⇒ 8 (b) pas moins de ⇒ 9(compar of little) moins de;∎ less money/time/bread moins d'argent/de temps/de pain;∎ we have less time than we thought nous avons moins de temps que nous ne pensions;∎ of less importance/value de moindre importance/valeur2 pronoun(compar of little) moins;∎ a bit less un peu moins;∎ the evening was less of a success than she had hoped la soirée était moins réussie qu'elle ne l'avait espéré;∎ let's hope we see less of them in future espérons que nous les verrons moins souvent à l'avenir;∎ less of your noise! faites moins de bruit!;∎ familiar less of that!, less of it! ça suffit!3 adverb(a) (forming comparatives) moins;∎ they couldn't be less friendly if they tried il leur serait difficile d'être plus désagréables;∎ she is less musical than her sister elle est moins musicienne que sa sœur;∎ he was less amusing than I remembered il était moins drôle que dans mes souvenirs∎ the blue dress costs less la robe bleue coûte moins cher;∎ not a penny less pas un sou de moins;∎ we saw his books less as literature than as propaganda nous considérions ses livres moins comme de la littérature que comme de la propagande;∎ I don't think any (the) less of her or I think no less of her because of what happened ce qui s'est passé ne l'a pas fait baisser dans mon estime;∎ we don't like her any the less for all her faults nous ne l'aimons pas moins à cause de ses défauts;∎ the more I see of her the less I like her plus je la vois moins elle me plaît;∎ the less you know the better moins tu en sais, mieux c'est;∎ there's nothing I want less than to hurt him je ne veux surtout pas le blesser∎ that's £300 less ten percent for store card holders ça fait 300 livres moins dix pour cent avec la carte du magasin;∎ 8 less 3 is 5 8 moins 3 ou 3 ôté de 8 égale 5de moins en moins;∎ I seem to have less and less energy on dirait que j'ai de moins en moins d'énergie2 adverbde moins en moins;∎ less and less interesting de moins en moins intéressant;∎ we found we had less and less to say to each other nous nous sommes rendu compte que nous avions de moins en moins de choses à nous dire;∎ I see him less and less these days je le vois de moins en moins ces temps-ciencore moins;∎ they don't own a fridge, much less a freezer ils n'ont pas de réfrigérateur, et encore moins de congélateur;∎ he wouldn't even phone her, much less visit her il ne voulait même pas l'appeler, encore moins aller la voir;∎ I hadn't really thought about it, much less talked to anyone else je n'y avais pas vraiment réfléchi, et j'en avais encore moins parlé à qui que ce soit(with numbers, measurements etc) moins de;∎ it took me less than five minutes ça m'a pris moins de cinq minutes;∎ you won't get another one like it for less than $1,000 vous n'en retrouverez pas un comme ça à moins de 1000 dollars;∎ nothing less than a four-star hotel is good enough for them il leur faut au moins un quatre étoiles;∎ in less than no time en un rien de temps, en moins de deux2 adverbmoins que;∎ there was less than I expected il y en avait moins que je m'y attendais;∎ he eats less than he used to il mange moins qu'avant;∎ the weather was rather less than ideal le temps était vraiment loin d'être idéal;∎ it would have been less than fair to have kept it from her ça aurait été vraiment injuste de le lui cacher(a) (in size, amount, degree)∎ I expected no less from you je n'en attendais pas moins de vous;∎ the news of his death came as no less of a shock for being expected on avait beau s'y attendre, la nouvelle de sa mort n'en fut pas moins un choc∎ he won the Booker prize, no less! il a gagné le prix Booker, rien que ça!;∎ she married a duke, no less! elle a épousé un duc, s'il vous plaît!;∎ she had invited no less a person than the President himself elle avait invité rien moins que le président lui-même;∎ the letter was signed by Vincent, no less! la lettre était signée de Vincent, s'il vous plaît!pas moins de;∎ this wall is no less than a metre thick ce mur n'a pas moins d'un mètre d'épaisseur;∎ taxes rose by no less than 15 percent les impôts ont augmenté de 15 pour cent, ni plus ni moins -
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less [les]1. adjectivea. (in amount, size, degree) moins (de)• can't you let me have it for less? vous ne pouvez pas me faire un prix ?• less of your cheek! (inf) assez d'impertinence !• less noise please! moins de bruit s'il vous plaît !• a sum less than £100 une somme de moins de 100 livres• I was told the news by the bishop, no less (inf) c'est l'évêque en personne, s'il vous plaît (inf), qui m'a appris la nouvelle► no less + than• it costs no less than £100 ça ne coûte pas moins de 100 livres• with no less skill than enthusiasm avec non moins d'habileté que d'enthousiasme► nothing less than rien moins que2. adverba. moins► less... than• the problem is less one of money than of personnel c'est moins un problème d'argent qu'un problème de personnel► no less... than• the less he works the less he earns moins il travaille, moins il gagne• the less you worry about it the better moins vous vous ferez du souci à ce sujet, mieux ça vaudra3. preposition• less 10% moins 10 %* * *[les] 1.(comparative of little) quantifier moins de2.pronoun moinsa sum of not less than £1,000 — une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1000 livres sterling
it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré
£100 and not a penny less! — cent livres et pas un centime de moins!
3.the less said about it the better — moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut
adverb moinsthe more I see him, the less I like him — plus je le vois, moins je l'aime
no less than 85% — au moins 85%
4.they live in Kensington, no less! — ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça!
preposition moins5.less 15% discount — moins 15% de remise
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A quantif moins de ; less beer/information/money moins de bière/d'information/d'argent ; I have less money than him j'ai moins d'argent que lui ; it took less time than we expected cela a pris moins de temps que prévu ; I have less time for reading than I used to j'ai moins le temps de lire qu'avant ; of less value/importance de moindre valeur/importance ; to grow less diminuer.B pron moins ; I have less than you j'en ai moins que toi ; they have little money but we have even less ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent mais nous en avons encore moins ; I gave them less to eat je leur ai donné moins à manger ; less than half moins de la moitié ; in less than three hours en moins de trois heures ; in less than no time en moins de deux ; 13 is less than 18 13 est plus petit que 18 ; a sum of not less than £1,000 une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1 000 livres sterling ; he was less than honest/helpful il était loin d'être honnête/serviable ; it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré ; she's nothing less than a common criminal elle n'est rien de moins qu'une criminelle ; nothing less than written proof will satisfy them ils ne seront satisfaits que quand ils auront une preuve écrite ; it's nothing less than a scandal! c'est un véritable scandale! ; they want nothing less than the best ils exigent le meilleur ; I offered them £800 for the car but they let me have it for less je leur ai proposé 800 livres sterling pour la voiture, mais ils me l'ont laissée pour moins ; he's less of a fool than you think il est moins bête que tu ne le penses ; they will think all the less of her for it ça va la faire descendre dans leur estime ; I think no less of her for that elle n'est pas descendue dans mon estime pour autant ; the less she knows about it the better moins elle en sait, mieux ça vaut ; I want £100 and not a penny less! je veux cent livres et pas un centime de moins! ; the less said about it the better moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut ; people have been shot for less! il y en a qui ont été tués pour moins que ça! ; less of your impudence! ne sois pas insolent! ; less of that! ( to child misbehaving) ça suffit!C adv moins ; I read less these days je lis moins en ce moment ; I liked it less than you did je l'ai moins aimé que toi ; I dislike him no less than you je ne l'aime pas plus que toi ; that's less urgent/serious c'est moins urgent/grave ; much less important beaucoup moins important ; it matters less than it did before cela a moins d'importance qu'avant ; it's less complicated than you think c'est moins compliqué que vous ne croyez ; she is no less qualified than you elle n'est pas moins qualifiée que toi ; less often moins souvent ; it's less a village than a town c'est plutôt une ville qu'un village ; the more I see him, the less I like him plus je le vois, moins je l'aime ; no less than 30 people/85% au moins 30 personnes/85% ; they live in Kensington, no less! ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça! ; he's married to a countess, no less! il est marié avec une comtesse, rien que ça! ; no less a person than the emperor l'empereur en personne ; one of the less known valleys une des vallées les moins connues ; he was less offended than shocked il était plus choqué qu'offensé ; she wasn't any the less happy elle n'en était pas moins heureuse ; much ou still ou even less encore moins ; he can't afford to rent a house, much less buy one il n'a pas les moyens de louer une maison, encore moins d'en acheter une.D prep moins ; less 15% discount moins 15% de remise ; a salary of £20,000, less tax un salaire de 20 000 livres sterling, avant impôts.E less and less adv phr de moins en moins ; we see her less and less nous la voyons de moins en moins ; less and less often/busy de moins en moins souvent/occupé. -
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{les}
I. a сравн. cm. от little за брой, количество и степен по-малък
of LESS value/importance с по-малка стойност, от по-малко значение
no LESS a person than the Prime Minister (не друг, а) самият министър-председател
II. n по-малко количество/брой/време и пр.
he is LESS of a fool than he looks не e толкова глупав, колкото изглежда
LESS of your nonsense! стига с твоите глупости! it is nothing LESS than monstrous това e просто чудовищно
I expected no LESS from you очаквах това от теб
to see LESS of someone по-рядко виждам някого
III. adv сравн. cm. от little по-малко, не толкова
he was LESS frightened than his brother той не се уплаши толкова, колкото брат му
I was the LESS surprised as I had been warned не бях толкова изненадан, тъй като бях предупреден
the LESS you worry about it, the better колкото по-малко се тревожиш за това, толкоба по-добре
I don't think any the LESS of him because of his failure не го ценя по-малко заради неуспеха му
he won no LESS than USD 100/USD 100, no LESS, in the lottery той спечели цели 100 долара на лотарията
they fought with no LESS daring than skill те се биха колкото умело, толкова и храбро
much/even/still LESS още по-малко
none the LESS въпреки това, никак, не по-малко
he was LESS than honest in his replies не беше съвсем честен в отговорите си* * *{les} I. а сравн. cm. от littleЄ за брой, количество и степен по(2) {les} adv сравн. cm. от little" по-малко; не толкова; he was* * *1 a по-малък;2 adv по-малко; none the LESS въпреки това;less; I. а сравн. cm. от littleЄ за брой, количество и степен по-малък; of less value/importance* * *1. he is less of a fool than he looks не e толкова глупав, колкото изглежда 2. he was less frightened than his brother той не се уплаши толкова, колкото брат му 3. he was less than honest in his replies не беше съвсем честен в отговорите си 4. he won no less than $100/$100, no less, in the lottery той спечели цели 100 долара на лотарията 5. i don't think any the less of him because of his failure не го ценя по-малко заради неуспеха му 6. i expected no less from you очаквах това от теб 7. i was the less surprised as i had been warned не бях толкова изненадан, тъй като бях предупреден 8. i. a сравн. cm. от little за брой, количество и степен по-малък 9. ii. n по-малко количество/брой/време и пр 10. iii. adv сравн. cm. от little по-малко, не толкова 11. less of your nonsense! стига с твоите глупости! it is nothing less than monstrous това e просто чудовищно 12. much/even/still less още по-малко 13. no less a person than the prime minister (не друг, а) самият министър-председател 14. none the less въпреки това, никак, не по-малко 15. of less value/importance с по-малка стойност, от по-малко значение 16. the less you worry about it, the better колкото по-малко се тревожиш за това, толкоба по-добре 17. they fought with no less daring than skill те се биха колкото умело, толкова и храбро 18. to see less of someone по-рядко виждам някого* * *less [les] I. adj (сравн. ст. от little) по-малък; to grow \less намалявам се; no \less a person than... не друг, а самият...; the \less time is taken, the better колкото по-бързо, толкова по-добре; nobody \less than a bishop will do for the wedding никой с ранг по-малък от епископ не е подходящ да извърши венчавката; II. prep минус, без; III. adv по-малко; my head aches \less now сега главата ме боли по-слабо; IV. n по-малко (количество); \less of a fool than he looks не толкова глупав, колкото изглежда; none the \less въпреки това; though lame he is none the \less active макар и куц, той е много подвижен; • he will take nothing \less than five shillings не приема ни стотинка по-малко от пет шилинга; it was nothing \less than criminal това е просто престъпно; I expected no \less from you от тебе друго и не очаквах; Napoleon the L. малкият Наполеон; the remark was s.th. \less than polite забележката далеч не беше учтива. -
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1. adjectiveof less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend
his chances are less than mine — seine Chancen sind geringer als meine
2. adverbless talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat
less and less [often] — immer seltener
the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser
in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)
less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!
4. prepositionless of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) weniger2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) weniger3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) weniger4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) abzüglich- academic.ru/42527/lessen">lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) weniger- the less... the less/more- no less a person than* * *[les]1. (to a smaller extent) wenigeryou should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger redengetting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im WinterI think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen\less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimmethe \less... the better je weniger..., umso besserthe \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser\less expensive/happy/sad billiger/unglücklicher/glücklicherthe more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, desto weniger will sie hin▪ no \less a/an...:that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype dass das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist\less and \less immer wenigershe phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger anhis uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen2. (not the least bit)▪ \less than... kein bisschen...\less than accurate/fair/just/happy nicht gerade genau/fair/gerecht/glücklichit is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hat3.we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichtsyou stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertigat the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogenwhat woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiratenwho should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!Peter cooked dinner — fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen — Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste▶ no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. HochzeitstagII. adjI had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachteI eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früherthe \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besser2. (non-standard use of fewer) wenigerthe trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfelshort hair presents \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursacht weniger Probleme als langes▪ ... the L\less der JüngereJames the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere1. (smaller amount) wenigershe is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jüngerhe only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur 10 Dollar, sie noch wenigerI've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essena little/lot \less etwas/viel wenigerthat's too much — could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel — könnte ich etwas weniger haben?▪ to be/do \less of sth:I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger\less of a problem ein geringeres Problemstorage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher▪ \less than... weniger als...we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollteready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertighe doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger▪ \less than... weniger als...a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 Menschen3.▶ to be little \less than sth fast schon etw seinit was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schandehis speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war▶ no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...no \less than 1000 guests/people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der PartyIV. prepthe total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es 30 Pfund, abzüglich der 5 Pfund Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben£900,000 \less tax 900.000 Pfund brutto* * *[les]1. adj, adv, nwenigerof less importance — von geringerer Bedeutung, weniger bedeutend
less noise, please! — nicht so laut, bitte!
his problem is less one of money than of enthusiasm — sein Problem ist weniger das Geld als vielmehr mangelnde Begeisterung
a sum less than £1 — eine Summe unter £ 1
it's nothing less than disgraceful/than a disaster — es ist wirklich eine Schande/ein Unglück nt
this is nothing less than blackmail —
it was little less than blackmail — das war schon fast Erpressung, das war so gut wie Erpressung
he was less frightened than angry — er war nicht so sehr ängstlich, sondern eher ärgerlich
less quickly —
he works less than I ( do) — er arbeitet weniger als ich
none the less — trotzdem, nichtsdestoweniger
their apology did not make him any the less angry — ihre Entschuldigung konnte seinen Ärger nicht besänftigen
I hope you won't think (any the) less of me — ich hoffe, du denkst nicht schlecht von mir
x is less than/not less than 10 (Math) — x ist kleiner/kleiner (oder) gleich 10
2. prepweniger; (COMM) abzüglich* * *less [les]less known weniger bekannt;less noisy leiser;less and less immer weniger;the less so as (dies) umso weniger, als;less than smooth alles andere als glatt;1. geringer, kleiner, weniger:in a less degree in geringerem Grad oder Maß;of less value von geringerem Wert;he has less money er hat weniger Geld;in less time in kürzerer Zeit;no less a man than Churchill kein Geringerer als Churchill2. jünger (obs außer in):James the Less BIBEL Jakobus der Jüngereless is sometimes more weniger ist manchmal mehr;it was less than five dollars es kostete weniger als fünf Dollar;in less than no time im Nu;do with less mit weniger auskommen;for less billiger;little less than robbery so gut wie oder schon fast Raub;no less than nicht weniger als;a) zumindest,b) geradezuD präp1. weniger, minus:less interest abzüglich (der) Zinsen2. ausgenommen* * *1. adjectiveof less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend
2. adverbless talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat
less and less [often] — immer seltener
the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser
in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)
less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!
4. prepositionless of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
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[les] 1. 2.pronome menoin less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica
3.it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi
1) (di) menothe more I see him, the less I like him — più lo vedo e meno mi piace
no less than 85% — non meno dell'85%
they live in Kensington, no less! — abitano nientemeno che a Kensington!
2) less and less sempre meno4.preposizione menoless 15% discount — meno il 15% di sconto
* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) minore, meno, più piccolo2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) meno3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) meno4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) meno- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) meno- no less a person than* * *[les] 1. 2.pronome menoin less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica
3.it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi
1) (di) menothe more I see him, the less I like him — più lo vedo e meno mi piace
no less than 85% — non meno dell'85%
they live in Kensington, no less! — abitano nientemeno che a Kensington!
2) less and less sempre meno4.preposizione menoless 15% discount — meno il 15% di sconto
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1. [les] a1. compar от little II2. 1) меньший; менее; менее интенсивный, менее значительный и т. п.to have [to show] less patience [craft, ability, knowledge] than... - иметь [проявлять] меньше терпения [искусства, умения, знаний], чем...
less noise, please! - (по)тише, пожалуйста!
of less magnitude [importance, value] - менее крупный [важный, ценный]
2) меньший ( с числами)eight is two less than ten - восемь на два меньше, чем десять
3. менее важный; младший; второстепенныйno less a person than the manager - сам управляющий, собственной персоной
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far /much, still/ less - гораздо /ещё/ меньше, и того менее; не говоря о том; тем болееthe baby can't even walk, much less run - малышка не умеет даже ходить, а тем более бегать
nothing /no, little/ less than - не менее чем; по крайней мере; не что иное, как; положительно, прямо-таки [см. тж. less II ♢ ]
I expected nothing less than a reprimand - я ожидал, по крайней мере, выговора
his execution was nothing less than murder - его казнь была не чем иным, как убийством
may your shadow never be /grow/ less - желаю успеха; желаю вам здравствовать долгие годы
your shadow hasn't grown any less - а) вы ни капельки не похудели; б) вы ничуть не изменились
2. [les] advof two evils choose the less - посл. из двух зол выбирай меньшее
1. compar от little III2. меньше, менееless clever than his brother - не такой умный, как его брат
he was less hurt than frightened - он не столько ушибся, сколько испугался
3. для образования сравнит. ст. прилагательных и наречий менееless beautiful [agreeable, curious, difficult, serious] - менее прекрасный [приятный, любопытный, трудный, серьёзный]
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nothing less than - отнюдь не, далеко не [см. тк. less I ♢ ]more or less - более или менее; до некоторой степени; приблизительно
to think all the less of smb. - иметь самое плохое мнение о ком-л.
3. [les] prepMary doesn't seem any the less healthy for all her work - Мэри выглядит цветущей, хотя она очень много работает
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1. [les] a1. compar от little II2. 1) меньший; менее; менее интенсивный, менее значительный и т. п.to have [to show] less patience [craft, ability, knowledge] than... - иметь [проявлять] меньше терпения [искусства, умения, знаний], чем...
less noise, please! - (по)тише, пожалуйста!
of less magnitude [importance, value] - менее крупный [важный, ценный]
2) меньший ( с числами)eight is two less than ten - восемь на два меньше, чем десять
3. менее важный; младший; второстепенныйno less a person than the manager - сам управляющий, собственной персоной
♢
far /much, still/ less - гораздо /ещё/ меньше, и того менее; не говоря о том; тем болееthe baby can't even walk, much less run - малышка не умеет даже ходить, а тем более бегать
nothing /no, little/ less than - не менее чем; по крайней мере; не что иное, как; положительно, прямо-таки [см. тж. less II ♢ ]
I expected nothing less than a reprimand - я ожидал, по крайней мере, выговора
his execution was nothing less than murder - его казнь была не чем иным, как убийством
may your shadow never be /grow/ less - желаю успеха; желаю вам здравствовать долгие годы
your shadow hasn't grown any less - а) вы ни капельки не похудели; б) вы ничуть не изменились
2. [les] advof two evils choose the less - посл. из двух зол выбирай меньшее
1. compar от little III2. меньше, менееless clever than his brother - не такой умный, как его брат
he was less hurt than frightened - он не столько ушибся, сколько испугался
3. для образования сравнит. ст. прилагательных и наречий менееless beautiful [agreeable, curious, difficult, serious] - менее прекрасный [приятный, любопытный, трудный, серьёзный]
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nothing less than - отнюдь не, далеко не [см. тк. less I ♢ ]more or less - более или менее; до некоторой степени; приблизительно
to think all the less of smb. - иметь самое плохое мнение о ком-л.
3. [les] prepMary doesn't seem any the less healthy for all her work - Мэри выглядит цветущей, хотя она очень много работает
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[lɛs] comp of little1. adj2. prona bit less, please — un po' meno, per favore
less than £1/a kilo/3 metres — meno di una sterlina/un chilo/3 metri
less than you/ever — meno di te/che mai
a tip of £10, no less! fam — nientemeno che 10 sterline di mancia!
3. advmeno, di menonone the less... — ugualmente..., lo stesso...
4. prepless 5% — meno il 5%
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1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menos
2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos
3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos
4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser
5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menor- no less a person than
less adj adv pron menosthis is more expensive, the other one costs less éste es más caro, el otro cuesta menostr[les]1 menos1 menos■ the less you eat, the less you'll spend cuánto menos comas, menos gastarás1 menos1 menos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLany the less menos■ he made a mistake, but I don't think any the less of him for it cometió un error, pero no por eso lo respeto menosmuch less menos aún■ he can't drive, much less fly a plane no sabe conducir, ni mucho menos pilotar un aviónin less than no time dentro de un momento, en seguidano less nada menosnothing less than nada menos questill less menos aúnto think (all) the less of somebody tener a alguien en menos consideraciónthe less you know, the better: cuanto menos sepas, mejorless and less: cada vez menosless than three: menos de tresless money: menos dineronothing less than perfection: nada menos que la perfecciónless pron: menosI'm earning less: estoy ganando menosless prep: menosone month less two days: un mes menos dos díasadj.• menor adj.adv.• menos adv.prep.• menos prep.
I lesno less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina
II
a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
III
I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos
IV
preposition menos[les]1.ADJ (compar)of little; menos•
no less a person than the bishop — no otro que el obispo, el mismísimo obispo2.PRON menoscan't you let me have it for less? — ¿no me lo puedes dar en menos?
less than £1/a kilo/three metres — menos de una libra/un kiloes metros
at a price of less than £1 — a un precio inferior or menor a una libra
•
a tip of £10, no less! — ¡una propina de 10 libras, nada menos!•
nothing less than — nada menos queit's nothing less than a disaster — es un verdadero or auténtico desastre
•
the less... the less... — cuanto menos... menos...3.ADV menos•
less and less — cada vez menos•
that doesn't make her any less guilty — no por eso es menos culpable•
the problem is less one of capital than of personnel — el problema más que de capitales es de personal4.PREP menosthe price less 10% — el precio menos 10 por ciento
* * *
I [les]no less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina
II
a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
III
I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos
IV
preposition menos -
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[les] adv1) ( to a smaller extent) weniger;you should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger reden;getting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im Winter;I think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen;\less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!;he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimme;the \less... the better je weniger..., umso besser;the \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser;the more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...;the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, umso weniger will sie hin;no \less a/an...;that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype das das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist;\less and \less immer weniger;she phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger an;his uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen2) ( not the least bit)\less than... kein bisschen...;it is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hatPHRASES:we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichts;you stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertig;at the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogen;what woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiraten;no \less (\less) niemand geringerer;who should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!;Peter cooked dinner - fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen - Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste;no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...;no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. Hochzeitstag adjI had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachte;I eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früher;the \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besserthe trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfel;short hair presented \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursachte weniger Probleme als langes3) (old: lower in rank, less important) jünger;... the L\less der Jüngere;James the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere pron1) ( smaller amount) weniger;she is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jünger;he only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur $10, sie noch weniger;I've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essen;a little/lot \less etwas/viel weniger;that's too much - could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel - könnte ich etwas weniger haben?;to be/do \less of sth;I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger;\less of a problem ein geringeres Problem;storage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher;\less than... weniger als...;we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollte;ready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertighe doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger;\less than... weniger als...;a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 MenschenPHRASES:to be little \less than sth fast schon etw sein;it was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schande;his speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war;no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...;no \less than 1000 guests/ people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der Party prepthe total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es £30, abzüglich der £5 Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben;£900,000 \less tax £900.000 brutto -
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les
1. прил.;
сравн. от little
1) меньший( о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.) in a less/lesser degree ≈ в меньшей степени of less importance ≈ менее важный the less world ≈ микрокосм no less a person than ≈ не кто иной, как сам (такой-то)
2) низший( по званию, положению, рангу)
3) младший less age ≈ несовершеннолетние
2. нареч. меньше, менее;
в меньшей степени less difficult ≈ менее тяжелый less developed ≈ слаборазвитый (о стране и т. п.) nothing less than ≈ вовсе не, далеко не none the less ≈ тем не менее
3. сущ.
1) меньшее количество, меньшая сумма и т. п. in less than no time ≈ в мгновение ока
2) что-л. незначительное, ничтожное
4. предл. без, минус, исключая, кроме All meat is sold less the bone. ≈ Все мясо продано кроме костей. Syn: without, minus, except compar от little меньший;
менее;
менее интенсивный, менее значительный и т. п. - to have * patience than... иметь меньше терпения, чем... - * noise, please! (по) тише, пожалуйста! - in * time скорее - of * magnitude менее крупный - to grow * уменьшиться - to find * difficulty встретить меньше затруднений меньший (с числами) - eight is two * than ten восемь на два меньше, чем десять менее важный;
младший;
второстепенный - no * a person than the manager сам управляющий, собственной персоной > far /much, still/ * гораздо /еще/ меньше, и того менее;
не говоря о том;
тем более > the baby can't even walk, much * run малышка не умеет даже ходить, а тем более бегать > nothing /no, little/ * than не менее чем;
по крайней мере;
не что иное, как;
положительно, прямо-таки > I expected nothing * than a reprimand я ожидал, по крайней мере, выговора > nothing * than monstrous положительно чудовищный > nothing * than madness настоящее безумие > his execution was nothing * than murder его казнь была не чем иным, как убийством > in * than no time в мгновение ока > may your shadow never be /grow/ * желаю успеха;
желаю вам здравствовать долгие годы > your shadow hasn't grown any * вы ни капельки не похудели;
вы ничуть не изменились > of two evils choose the * (пословица) из двух зол выбирай меньшее меньше, менее - to have * to eat хуже питаться - * clever than his brother не такой умный, как его брат - he was * hurt than frightened он не столько ушибся, сколько испугался - I cannot take * я не могу взять меньше для образования сравнит. ст. прилагательных и наречий: менее - * beautiful менее прекрасный - * intensely менее напряженно - * known менее известный > nothing * than отнюдь не, далеко не > the road was something * than smooth дорога была отнюдь не гладкая > none the * тем не менее > more or * более или менее;
до некоторой степени;
приблизительно > to think all the * of smb. иметь самое плохое мнение о ком-л. > any the * нисколько( с отрицанием) > Mary doesn't seem any the * healthy for all her work Мэри выглядит цветущей, хотя она очень много работает без - a year * three days год без трех дней less меньшее количество, меньшая сумма;
I cannot take less не могу взять меньше;
none the less тем не менее;
in less than no time в мгновение ока in a ~ (или lesser) degree в меньшей степени less меньшее количество, меньшая сумма;
I cannot take less не могу взять меньше;
none the less тем не менее;
in less than no time в мгновение ока less меньшее количество, меньшая сумма;
I cannot take less не могу взять меньше;
none the less тем не менее;
in less than no time в мгновение ока ~ prep без;
a year less three days год без трех дней ~ за вычетом ~ менее ~ менее значительный ~ менее интенсивный ~ меньшая сумма ~ меньше, менее;
в меньшей степени;
less known менее известный;
less developed слаборазвитый (о стране и т. п.) ~ меньшее количество ~ (сравн. ст. от little) меньший (о размере, продолжительности, числе и т. п.) ~ меньший ~ мат. минус ~ меньше, менее;
в меньшей степени;
less known менее известный;
less developed слаборазвитый (о стране и т. п.) ~ меньше, менее;
в меньшей степени;
less known менее известный;
less developed слаборазвитый (о стране и т. п.) ~ than or equal меньше или равно ~ than or equal to меньше или равно more or ~ более или менее more or ~ до некоторой степени more or ~ приблизительно more: ~ еще;
опять, снова;
once more еще раз;
more or less более или менее, приблизительно no ~ a person than никто иной, как сам (такой-то) less меньшее количество, меньшая сумма;
I cannot take less не могу взять меньше;
none the less тем не менее;
in less than no time в мгновение ока none: I am ~ the better for it мне от этого не легче;
none the less нисколько не меньше;
тем не менее of ~ importance менее важный ~ prep без;
a year less three days год без трех дней -
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1. a меньшийeight is two less than ten — восемь на два меньше, чем десять
less than search — поиск по соотношению "меньше"
the less said the better — чем меньше слов, тем лучше
little less than — не намного меньше; почти столько же
2. a менее важный; младший; второстепенныйno less a person than the manager — сам управляющий, собственной персоной
nothing less than — не менее чем; по крайней мере; не что иное, как; положительно, прямо-таки
I expected nothing less than a reprimand — я ожидал, по крайней мере, выговора
his execution was nothing less than murder — его казнь была не чем иным, как убийством
3. adv от Ihe is little less talented than his father — талантом он не намного уступает отцу; он почти так же талантлив, как отец
4. adv меньше, менееless clever than his brother — не такой умный, как его брат
jump if not less — переход по выполнению условия "не меньше"
5. adv сравнит. ст. для образования прилагательных и наречий менее6. prep безСинонимический ряд:1. fewer (adj.) deficient; diminished; fewer; lesser; minor; secondary; smaller; subordinate2. inferior (adj.) inferior; lower; nether; under -
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1 (little და few-ს შედარებითი ხარისხი) ნაკლებიthe pain grew less ტკივილი შემცირდა / გაყუჩდა2 ნაკლებად, ნაკლებit is less hot today დღეს ნაკლებად ცხელა / ისე აღარ ცხელა●●in less than no time თვალის დახამხამებაში3 გამოკლებითI received my salary less $10 ჯამაგირი ათი დოლარით ნაკლები მივიღე // ჯამაგირიდან ათი დოლარი დამაკლესI was there for a year less a fortnight ორი კვირაც და წელი შესრულდებოდა, რაც მე იქ ვიყავიnot less / more than… არანაკლებ... / არაუმეტეს...no more / less than… არა უმეტეს / ნაკლებ...more / less than ten ათზე მეტი / ნაკლებიI couldn't care less სულ არ მაღელვებს / არ მაინტერესებს / არ მენაღვლება -
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ناقِص \ incomplete: not complete; not perfect: This piece of work is incomplete - please finish it. His explanation is incomplete - it doesn’t explain all the facts. lacking: (with in) needing; not having enough: His pictures are lacking in colour. less: made smaller by taking away: I pay him $15 a week, less $3 for his meals (which leaves $12). minus: prep., less; without: Five minus two is three (5-2=3). missing: unable to be found; noticeably absent: a tooth missing; two boys missing from the class. short: not having enough: These goods are in short supply (They are hard to get because the supply is too small). I counted the money, and it was $2 short ($2 was missing, or $2 more was needed for my purpose). -
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1) Местоимение less является формой сравнительной степени местоимения little, а местоимение least - формой превосходной степени.2) Less и least (как и little) обычно употребляются перед неисчисляемыми существительными (см. Countable and uncountable nouns). Однако в разговорной речи допустимо употребление этих местоимений с исчисляемыми существительными во множественном числе.This year we had less rain than last year. — В этом году было меньше дождей, чем в прошлом.
books are published in that language nowadays — Теперь на этом языке публикуется меньше книг.John always does the least work about the house. — Джон всегда меньше всех делает по хозяйству.
3)а) Least обычно употребляется с определенным артиклем.The least distance between two walls was 2 metres — Наименьшее расстояние между двумя стенами равнялось 2 метрам.
б) Least может употребляться с абстрактными существительными в форме множественного числа.Mary is the least of my worries. — Мэри заботит меня в последнюю очередь.
в) Least может употребляться с абстрактными существительными в форме единственного числа в значении "хоть какой-нибудь" (обычно в вопросах, отрицаниях или предложениях с if):I told her I had not given him the least occasion to think I wanted it. — Я сказал ей, что не подал ему ни малейшего повода думать, что я этого хочу.
"Where's your brother?" - "I haven't got the least idea". — "Где твой брат?" - "Понятия не имею".
Do you think that she has the least chance of success? — Ты думаешь, у нее есть хоть малейший шанс на успех?
4) less используется при образовании сравнительной степени прилагательных и наречий: см. Comparative degree: adjectives, Comparative degree: adverbs.•— О различиях в употреблении little и few см. little / few
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Общая лексика: не прошло и... после... (Less than half an hour after the first 911 call went out, the suspect was arrested by a gas station. - Не прошло и получаса после...)
См. также в других словарях:
Less Than Jake — performing in August 2006. Background information Origin Gainesville, Florida, United States … Wikipedia
less — [ les ] function word *** Less is the comparative form of the function word little and can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (before a noun): Eat less fat. Schools put less emphasis on being creative. as a pronoun: Connie did less… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
less than honest — less than honest/satisfactory/happy/etc phrase not at all honest satisfactory happy etc The director admits that he was less than enthusiastic about the new school uniforms. It was obviously a less than perfect marriage … Useful english dictionary
less than satisfactory — less than honest/satisfactory/happy/etc phrase not at all honest satisfactory happy etc The director admits that he was less than enthusiastic about the new school uniforms. It was obviously a less than perfect marriage … Useful english dictionary
less than happy — less than honest/satisfactory/happy/etc phrase not at all honest satisfactory happy etc The director admits that he was less than enthusiastic about the new school uniforms. It was obviously a less than perfect marriage … Useful english dictionary
less than something — less than (something) not something. The weekend was less than wonderful, but parts of it were pretty good. The result was less than thrilling television – you could even call it boring. Usage notes: used to describe a quality you had expected or … New idioms dictionary
less than — (something) not something. The weekend was less than wonderful, but parts of it were pretty good. The result was less than thrilling television – you could even call it boring. Usage notes: used to describe a quality you had expected or hoped for … New idioms dictionary
less — less1 W1S1 [les] adv 1.) not so much or to a smaller degree ≠ ↑more ▪ Maybe he would worry less if he understood the situation. ▪ In recent years she has appeared in public less frequently. less (...) than ▪ Tickets were less expensive than I had … Dictionary of contemporary English
less */*/*/ — UK [les] / US adverb, determiner, preposition, pronoun Summary: Less is the comparative form of the function word little and can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (before a noun): Eat less fat. ♦ Schools put less emphasis on being… … English dictionary
less than — adverb : by no means : far from : not at all the road … was something less than smooth M.W.Fishwick America s friends abroad would be less than candid if they did not report the fact Barbara Ward * * * less than phrase used before a number or… … Useful english dictionary
less — [[t]le̱s[/t]] ♦ (Less is often considered to be the comparative form of little.) 1) DET: DET n uncount You use less to indicate that there is a smaller amount of something than before or than average. You can use a little , a lot , a bit , far ,… … English dictionary
